Revolving fan



D. M. WINTERS REVOLVING FAN Filed Aug. 15, 1927 May 15,` 1928.

Patente.; May 192s. 1

UNITED stares DOUGLAS Mann WINTEns,

intesa f oF MILL CREEL'I'LLNOIS. i

` 'Application Vled August 15, 1927. vSerial".l'.\o.j21fl2,874.

This invention relates to revolving ans arranged to revolve about thelriXed pedesta-ls so as to distribute air in all directions..

4iforme'd in its upper tace concentric with the socket 2. A tan post 5 having vits upper end reduced to form va fan pivot 6 is threadedly seated Within the socket 2 With the shoulder 7 demarking the portion 5 from the portion 6 slightly elevated above the upper face 8 of the pedestal 1 to form a bearing for the upper revolving plate 9 ot' the device. The plate 9 is formed With a square bearing block 10, and a bore 11 is drilled throughthe center of the block 10 adapted to pivotally engage the fan 4pivot 6, Whereby the plate 9 has a bearing upon the shoulder 7 Aand is thus rotatively mounted upon they pivot. The extremityl of the pivot 6 yis threaded to receive thewing nut'12 Whereby the plate 9 is secured in place upon the pedestal" 1. The plate 9l is also pierced With.

tvvo oppositely disposed terminalv apertures 13. A ,U-shaped fan supporting link' 14 straddles the bearingblock 10 and is piv-i .otally secured thereto by means `of the'pins 15l which pass through `the stems of the link 14 and are seated in the block 10. A bearing slot 16 is formed 'through thebody of the linkr 14 inthe plane of the element as a Whole. A Wing adjustment screw 1-7 'is passed through one stemA of thelink 14A and its inner end is adapted to lseat Within any one of a yseries of sockets 18 arranged in the are of a circle upon the adjacent face of the block 10. Thusthe link 14 may be swung from side to side and locked by the screw 17 inl any desired positionlaterally of the pivot 6. The usual motor tan 19 is mounted upon the link 14 and adapted toy be moved thereupon in a vertical plane by means of a `flat lugy 20'extended from the under side of the motor casing 21 into the slot 16 where it is adjustably lockedby vmeans of a bolt 22 passed through the link y 14 and lug 20, the said bolt being provided vvith a Vv'ving nut 23 yfor-Irictionally locking the lug' 2 0: ,at any point of its oscillation.

Thus Y I the `fanKA jbe adjusted to ,impelkv air at any desired angle irelativetothe horizon,- tal.` TWO terminal rings 24, 25, are concentrically mounted Within the recess 4 and insulated from the pedestal 1. current leadsv 26,27,y are passed through the duct'3 and electrically joined one each vto the rings 24, 25. The insulated motor Wires 28, 29, are led dovvn into the terminal apertures'13 of the lpla`te'9 Where they are electrically joined one each to the insulated terminals 30, 31, which are mounted Within the said terminal apertures 13. These ter` minals 30, 31, are provided with shoes 32, 33,

Insulated ,l

which slide openand electrically Contact with j the rings 24, 25, the saidshoes movingfree.

of the walls of the apertures 13 lso as to avoid danger of short circuiting. Thus the fan is i rotatively'mounted upon its pedestal and 'at all points of its rotation the motor receives ,Y

its operating current through the `unction of the rings 24, 25, and shoes 32, 33.

In use, byv adjusting the `fan link 14 'to a position out of alignment With the vertical axis of the pivot 6, it is evident that' the sol back pressurey ofthe fan in operation Will Y` l causeA the fanjand motor to* revolve in a horizontal' plane 'upon the 'pedestal"l, the

rate ot revolution depending upon the angu-` y I lar displacement of `the link 14 relative to the vertical aXis of the pivot 6. This angular displacement and adjustment is accomplishedl through theV adjustment screW17,

as before stated. It is thought that the stucture presented is a very simple andprac'-` tical one for the purpose. y Y

While I have herein described a certain specilic manner and "methodot' constructing and'assembling the elements of my invensu` i es i tion, itis understood that I may vary. froml the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practicalv device for thepurpose intended, as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim: 1 f

`1. 5A revolving fan, comprising a pedestal l having a central pivot, a plate rotatively' mounted upon the pivot, -the said plate havloo ing a squared ybearing blockconcentricwith the axis of the pivot, a U-shaped fan supporting link having its stems pivotally secured to opposite parallel faces of the bearing block, the said link having a slotcut through its bodyV portion the plane of bearing block lupon the plate, the Said block having formed in one yface, thereof a series of look pin sockets arranged Vin arcuate formation, `a fan A. Supporting link in. the form orany im'erted Umonted astra ddle of the Said bearing` block andvpivotally secured thereto through its seams, and an adjustvment screw paSsed ltlrrough one ot the stems andhaving its inner end adapted to engage the saidseries'of lock pin sockets.

" Inlieetimony whereof I aifx mysignature.)`

WINTFRS, 

